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   Even though we have already many times informed about our intentions to produce each and every version of the night fighter Meteors, some eager modellers keep asking whether besides the recently released NF Mk.12 could be also produced the other remaining NFs.  So, once and for all, yes of course we plan to do so, and frankly we would not do ourselves a good service if not as the first boxing of the NF 12 Meteor does sell like hot cakes.    And let us provide you with a more tangible response today in the form of a couple images depicting the very first fuselage sprues of the coming NF 11/13 Meteors. We still need to get rid of some minor flaws in this mould, but it has already become clear that you can expect this version to hit the market sometimes during the first half of 2020. And let us tempt you even more, the first of NF Mk.14s is supposed to come later the same year.

The 1/72 A.W. Meteor NF Mk.12 kit (Special Hobby SH72360) has been distributed to our business partners today.

The camouflage and markings which will be offered in the upcoming 1/72 kit SH72360 A.W. Meteor NF Mk.12.

Upcoming SH72360 A.W. Meteor NF.12 kit in 1/72 scale is going to offer the modeller a selection of three differing RAF machines. The sheet design has already been finished and is here today for you to whet your appetite a bit.

Standa Hajek has just handed in this stunning boxart and as he says, he has always loved Meteors. Looking at the picture, one can clearly see that.

   Standa Hajek, our trusty collaborator and excellent artist has just handed in his latest masterpiece, the SH48170 Siebel Si 204D boxtop art. While Special Hobby’s 1/48 kit of this WW2 German two engine transport aeroplane is scheduled for a June 2019 release, our team are working on several other projects at the same moment too. The toolmakers are currently not just assembling the Si 204 moulding tools, they are being focused on the 1/72 Night Fighter Meteors moulds too. The image below shows the Meteor fuselage galvanic mould, or one half of it with its parting plane covered with special deep blue ink which, while being pressed against the other half, shows the very spots on the parting plane surface which needs more attention and levelling. The clear parts mould photo brings the alternative nose section of the Siebel Si 204E/C-3B bomber version as well as the clear canopy part of a model which we are preparing for another Czech model company. The remaining blank space in ...

Our milling cutters are kept busy all the time. Let us take you today on a kind of short behind-the-scenes visit to our toolshop where some of the latest moulding blocks are being slowly prepared for the production. In the pictures, you can see for example the 1/72 Super Mystere clear parts mould and some until now undisclosed 1/32 projects too. And the final photo shows the 1/72 Night Meteor moulding block where the runner (or sprue) cavities are just taking shape.